Pinus monophylla

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Pinus monophylla is a small, slow-growing pinyon pine native to the southwestern United States, known for its single needles and edible pine nuts.

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Generate an image of a pinus monophylla (Pinus monophylla is a small, slow-growing pinyon pine native to the southwestern United States, known for its single needles and edible pine nuts.)

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Pinus monophylla canonical 4
Pinus edulis 1
pinyon pine 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf pinyon pine
species of conifer
binomialName Pinus monophylla
class Pinopsida
commonName single-leaf pinyon
single-needle pinyon
singleleaf pinyon
linked to: Single-leaf pinyon
coneType ovoid seed cones
culturalSignificance traditional food of Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin
describedBy Torrey
distributionPattern scattered stands
ecologicalRole dominant tree in pinyon-juniper woodlands
elevationRange approximately 1200–2800 meters
evergreen true
family Pinaceae
genus Pinus
growthForm evergreen tree
growthRate slow-growing
habitat pinyon-juniper woodland
semi-arid mountains
humanUse food source for pine nuts
kingdom Plantae
leafType needle-like leaves
lifespan long-lived perennial
nativeTo Arizona
California
Great Basin
linked to: Great Basin Desert

Nevada
New Mexico
United States
Utah
southwestern United States
needleArrangement single needles per fascicle
needleLength 2–4 centimeters
order Pinales
photosyntheticPathway C3
phylum Tracheophyta
pollination wind-pollinated
produces edible pine nuts
seedDispersalAgent Clark's nutcracker
pinyon jay
seedType large wingless seeds
soilPreference rocky soils
taxonRank species
tolerates drought
poor soils
typicalHeight 3–10 meters
woodUse fuelwood
small-scale timber

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Single-leaf pinyon scientificName Pinus monophylla
Torrey taxonDescribed Pinus monophylla
Clark's nutcracker associatedWith pinyon pine
linked to: Pinus monophylla
Pine Nut Mountains namedAfter singleleaf pinyon pine
linked to: Pinus monophylla
Flora of the Western United States includesTaxon Pinus edulis
linked to: Pinus monophylla